Associations to the word «Mumps»

Wiktionary

MUMPS, acronym. Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programing System; a programming language (and database) developed originally to be specifically for hierarchically arranged records, such as medical records.
MUMPS, noun. (pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
MUMPS, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mump

Dictionary definition

MUMPS, noun. An acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands.

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